Lebanon postpones municipal elections due to ongoing clashes with Israel

Lebanon's parliament postponed the country's municipal elections, which were due to be held in May, due to the "complex security, military and political circumstances following the Israeli aggression on Lebanon".

The bill, which passed on Thursday, postponed the elections until a date "no later than May 31, 2025".

Municipal elections in Lebanon are supposed to be held every six years. They were postponed for the first time in 2022, purportedly to prioritise parliamentary elections that year, and again in 2023 due to alleged funding constraints.

Lebanon's east and south have been regularly subjected to Israeli attacks due to the ongoing clashes between Hezbollah and Israel. One lawmaker said this would make holding municipal elections very difficult in these regions.